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ronnraymore

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American looking for information about Belize

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Lives in Kansas City

Registration: 08 July 2015

I'm a native of Kansas City where I presently reside. I graduated from the University of Missouri with a PhD in Chemistry. 1980, I enlisted in the US Coast Guard, tested into Officer Candidate School, graduated, and was commissioned. I served in Washington, DC as a Chemical Oceanographer in the Office of Research and Development where I was involved in many environmental programs and projects as a Project Officer. At the end of my active duty entered the active reserve program where I served as Port Safety Division Officer, Mobilization Officer, Training Officer, and Executive Officer for the Kansas City, MO and Leavenworth, KS reserve units. I re-entered graduate school at the University of Missouri where I completed the Master of Science, and Doctorate in Chemistry in December of 1979. I was employed by Bayer Agricultural until the 1985 recession . I returned to Coast Guard active duty, headquarters DC, where I worked as a projects officer and in-house quality assurance officer on several critical projects in environmental protection and operational expert systems command and control software development. I retired in 1990 at the rank of Commander (O-5) and receive a retirement annuity. In 1987 I was hired by Bendix-Allied Signal to work in Quality Control at the DOE plant in Kansas City on projects requiring a "Q" security clearance, the highest level of civilian classification. When the Russian threat ended by the bankruptcy of the Soviet Union in 1993 I was released during the reduction in force from a work force of about 8000 to a maintenance work force of about 1200. Being a chemist in an engineering position I was considered unnecessary to this engineering company. I found a position with ManTech Environmental as a contract employee to the Region 7 Environmental Protection Agency where I developed methods for pesticides and conducted analyses for residues in legal prosecutions. In 1998 the ManTech contract was modified to remove all senior chemists due to a change in mission from R&D to routine screening of samples which did not require MS or PhD personnel. I took a position with the US Food and Drug Administration at the Regional Laboratory in Atlanta, GA , offered by an acquaintance in the lab. My mother's declining health made me leave this job two years later to take a job with the US General Services Administration/Federal Supply Service as the Paints and Coatings, and Federal Color Standard Technical Manager.

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Best cities to live in Belize by Julien

Hi, Its not always easy to decide in which area to settle in when moving to Belize. According to you, what are the best cites to live in? Which regions offer most of the job opportunities, a good quality of life, an affordable cost of ...

I've spent some time in the MX Yucatan and never had a mosquito problem, but no experience with the BZ region. The World Health Organization (UN) usually takes care of the 3rdworld issues. While not female I still don't like to expose ... Read More

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Best cities to live in Belize by Julien

Hi, Its not always easy to decide in which area to settle in when moving to Belize. According to you, what are the best cites to live in? Which regions offer most of the job opportunities, a good quality of life, an affordable cost of ...

Any comment about Corozal? I'm retired...no interest in work. Am SCUBA diver, really like the Palancar diving, which is why I am considering BZ. I have read the banks are problematic due to US banking oversight in the war on druggies. The ... Read More

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Is local bank account needed right away? by GuestPoster8975

I posted a [way too long I think newbie intro] and figured I should start posting some specific questions. I'm moving to Belize next month (Nov) and will get someplace temporary until I explore and find where I want to settle. I setup a US ...

Wow!( What a bunch of Bureaucratic BS :o Don't want a loan...just have money available for local needs>? Read More

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10 years ago

What do you like the most in Belize? by Christine

Hi, Living abroad, expats discover and enjoy a new environment. What do you like the most in Belize? What seduced you when settling and living here? Share with us your favorite part of living in Belize and the reason why you enjoy your ...

A religious cult has taken control of key positions in the Fed gov't resulting in the current state of "Big Brother" government which our founding fathers tried to prevent in the separation of "Church" and state. Ever since ... Read More

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10 years ago

Your experience of culture shock in Belize by Christine

Hi, Living in a foreign country implies to discover its culture, to learn and master the cultural codes. How did you deal with that? Share with us your culture shock stories where you experienced a funny or awkward moment in Belize. What is ...

Yep...the cops are out of control and the legal system backs them in whatever they do. Only thing to do is get the media involved in outrageous cases like these. The public must learn just how dangerous the cops are and demand action to hold these ... Read More

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10 years ago

Your experience of culture shock in Belize by Christine

Hi, Living in a foreign country implies to discover its culture, to learn and master the cultural codes. How did you deal with that? Share with us your culture shock stories where you experienced a funny or awkward moment in Belize. What is ...

Hmmm...nice...is that Mazatlan? I was considering that, but the diving is not nearly as nice as Palancar Reef. Read More

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10 years ago

Your experience of culture shock in Belize by Christine

Hi, Living in a foreign country implies to discover its culture, to learn and master the cultural codes. How did you deal with that? Share with us your culture shock stories where you experienced a funny or awkward moment in Belize. What is ...

You feel that BZ does not offer the quality of life that I am seeking? I spent some time in MX and took Spanish in HS, so it's just a matter of emersion in the language to have this come back...happens during my travels in MX, and increasingly ... Read More

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10 years ago

Your experience of culture shock in Belize by Christine

Hi, Living in a foreign country implies to discover its culture, to learn and master the cultural codes. How did you deal with that? Share with us your culture shock stories where you experienced a funny or awkward moment in Belize. What is ...

Yep...that's how people treat each other and why some go into politics and policing. At least there they admit they are thieves here they are honest politicians and law enforcement officers (hypocrites):( Read More

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10 years ago

Your experience of culture shock in Belize by Christine

Hi, Living in a foreign country implies to discover its culture, to learn and master the cultural codes. How did you deal with that? Share with us your culture shock stories where you experienced a funny or awkward moment in Belize. What is ...

Thanks for the insight. Here cops are shooting people to death for driving away from a traffic stop and saying they were afraid for their life because the victim was attempting to run over them with the car...this is even when video shows the ... Read More

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10 years ago

Your experience of culture shock in Belize by Christine

Hi, Living in a foreign country implies to discover its culture, to learn and master the cultural codes. How did you deal with that? Share with us your culture shock stories where you experienced a funny or awkward moment in Belize. What is ...

do the officials work with you or against you? Is everyone out for a way to get money out of you? Can you trust the officials? Read More

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10 years ago

What area should consider ? by Dorarichie

Hi . My husband and I will be traveling to Belize in October for a month. Looking to move. What area should consider ?

I'm trying to get away from the awful winters in Kansas City, MO...which we import from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, etc....very nice Canadian weather...eh?) Read More

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10 years ago

What area should consider ? by Dorarichie

Hi . My husband and I will be traveling to Belize in October for a month. Looking to move. What area should consider ?

Where is this little slice of Hawaii? How does it compare with Corozal? How similar to Mexico, Cozumel? Lifestyle comparable to Cozumel, Merida, Cancun? Read More

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Driving in Belize by Maximilien

Hi, What do you think of the way people drive in Belize? How different is it from your home country? Respecting the road safety rules, driving etiquette such as general courtesy, speed excess what are the characteristics of the driving style ...

So, my Prius v wouldn't be vulnerable to road damage? Read More

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Driving in Belize by Maximilien

Hi, What do you think of the way people drive in Belize? How different is it from your home country? Respecting the road safety rules, driving etiquette such as general courtesy, speed excess what are the characteristics of the driving style ...

Yep, I am really concerned about how the US gov't culture is changing ...kinda like the Weimar Republic change in the 1930's when a certain notorious political figure instituted his personal philosophy of how the government should rule the ... Read More

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10 years ago

Looking for a long term rental in Corozal by jackie123

Hi, Looking for a 2 bedroom home to rent. Must be pet friendly as we have 2 small dogs. Non smokers, husband and wife,62 and 63 years old. Would like to be close to the water. Looking for a one year lease with the option to renew. Want furnished ...

Kathy, I'm in Raymore and considering retirement in Corozal. I would like more information on what you experienced there. Just the general living conditions that we take for granted on a daily basis. Any issues with the place that make you ... Read More